Airplanes.live REST API Guide
Airplanes.LIVE REST API LOCATION
No SLA No Uptime Guarantee Non-Commercial Use Airplanes.live REST API lives @ [http://api.airplanes.live/v2/ ].
Access does not currently require a feeder. That might change in the future.
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Endpoints
| Endpoint | Method | Description |
|---|---|---|
| /hex/[hex] | GET | Return all aircraft with an exact match on one of the given Mode S hex ids (limited to 1000) |
| /callsign/[callsign] | GET | Returns all aircraft with an exact match on one of the given callsigns (limited to 1000 or 8000 characters for the request) |
| /reg/[reg] | GET | Returns all aircraft with an exact match on one of the given registrations (limited to 1000 or 8000 characters for the request) |
| /type/[type] | GET | Returns all aircraft that have one of the specified ICAO type codes (A321, B738, etc.) |
| /squawk/[squawk] | GET | Returns all aircraft that are squawking the specified value |
| /mil | GET | Returns all aircraft tagged as military |
| /ladd | GET | Returns all aircraft tagged as LADD |
| /pia | GET | Returns all aircraft tagged as PIA |
| /point/[lat]/[lon]/[radius] | GET | Returns all aircraft within a certain radius of a given point up to 250 nm |
Example Usage
curl https://api.airplanes.live/v2/icao/45211e Data Field Descriptions
View the data field explanations.
Rate Limiting
The Airplanes.live REST API is rate limited to 1 request per second.
Terms
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